| Laurie Gray | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Lawrence Herbert Gray |
| Birth Date: | 15 December 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Tottenham, Middlesex, England |
| Death Place: | Basildon, Essex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler, umpire |
| Club1: | Middlesex |
| Year1: | 1934–1951 |
| Umpire: | true |
| Testsumpired: | 2 |
| Umptestdebutyr: | 1955 |
| Umptestlastyr: | 1963 |
| Fcumpired: | 446 |
| Umpfcdebutyr: | 1952 |
| Umpfclastyr: | 1975 |
| Listaumpired: | 43 |
| Umplistadebutyr: | 1963 |
| Umplistalastyr: | 1973 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 219 |
| Runs1: | 901 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.38 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 35 |
| Deliveries1: | 37,401 |
| Wickets1: | 637 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 25.13 |
| Fivefor1: | 26 |
| Tenfor1: | 3 |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/59 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 125/– |
| Date: | 20 November |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29749/29749.html CricketArchive |
Lawrence Herbert Gray (1915–1983) was an English first-class cricketer and Test match umpire.[1] Born in Tottenham in 1915, he played 219 matches for Middlesex as a right arm fast medium bowler between 1934 and 1951. He took 637 wickets at 25.13 with a best of 8 for 59. He took 5 wickets in an innings 26 times and 10 wickets in a match on 3 occasions. He then turned to umpiring, standing in the England v South Africa test at Lord's in 1955 and the England v West Indies match at Birmingham in 1963. He died in Essex in 1983.